The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-21
FIRM AND STRONG THReAn

Tne Importance. Of Doing Nothin,
Haives-Have No Flaw In Your Wa.
Why . Captain Wa Poisoned,
1t we could only learn early in
that every thing we do is Of imna
lance! that there are really no trisa
If we would only learn that .vs,
thing we do results in something 4,
is either good or i'll! that to slight n
work is to bring disaster or loss or N
grace! In a book, recently published,
the following story told by the moths
of two young girls, the story Of who
struggles will help many girls AM
boys into a truer life. The moth,
tells the story in the twilight, ah1
each girl has given an account Of M
days experience:
NY fathers last voyage was an uuu,u,I
long one. but at last we could watch for Mi, \
turn. Only my mother and /, this time, h
Richard was with him; so we had double M
son to look for the ship. I can remember M
excited I was, for my father was very GOOD
me, and always kept one corner Of his liz M
chest for me.
The boys In Salem used to watch on Il
wharf whenever q ship was expected, and /,
minute 1t came in sight would run to the houd
of those on board with the news. Fit were
sailors wife, she gave him q quarter; M
mates, q half; but from the captains wife
whole dollar was expected. One morning-u
were at BREAKFASTS boy came running in
tell us that the brig ''Cypher" was In sight n
seemed to be In q great hurry, but that We N
not think Of till afterward.
My mother and I took an old glass Of father
and went up TO the attic, where we had o rod
view Of the harbor. Mother held the glass
long while, and grew suddenly pale. Then 81
said, short and quick: "Take the glass. You
eyes are younger than mine. Do you see M
fiag!' so l looked, anil did see 1t. 'Nl
mother" I cried, "it's Of half.mastr' For VI
were . sailors wife and daughter, and We knsJ
what it meant. It said-that the captain va
dcad.
1t wa 30. Bye-and-bye we learn all shout
Partly from the mate; partly, but not till lca(
afterward and by degrees, from Richard,
wa on the return voyage. He was poisoned
They were trading for ivory on the Africa
coast. He had gone ashore with Richard \
settle matters with the native CHIEF, who vi
very friendly. and offered them, as sfarewe1
banquet, some rice and q drink Of cocoauu1
milk. The poison was in one Of them RicnaN
did not like the native style Of cooking, and
boy-like, would not eat. They set sail, but wen
only . few hours OF when my father was tsEe
sick and died. Afterward it was discovered ths
the captain Of the last ship that had trade
there had cheated them. believe there ven
no holes In the colored beads that traders ue
10 bargain for ivory and gold dust, and, @a
natives, all white men were alike.
They buried him there at sea. Richard ts
to fling himself in, too, and II was only BY nd
force that the sailors prevented him. Ike M
only just through school, but he had begged y
hard TO go on the voyage that father yleldea
For generations the men Of our family had os
sea-captains; but my brother never set FOOT
. ship again. ...
haven't told you q very cheerful story hi'v
I'm afraid It hasn't improved matters nue.
and mine hasn't such IN excellent moral u lx
yours and Msrion's.
II can pick one out" said Marion, though
lullys IL oOulC kuuuui0osuASA ~
ed to punch holes In those beads, your Isaa
wouldn't have been murdered, nor your ino!na
have died, nor you have been poor and na Y
earn your own living. Oh, mother, DO you w
pose every single glass bead in the world mAa
. diferencew ID
II think that every thread forms q par. A%
II there Is o weak place in the WOOL IL IS is'.l9
apt to strike against the weak spot n inc VNr
We con not see or know what is bong No'sa
But this we do know-that II concerns " !
make our " thread firm and strong anu 'a'
- fine as ever It may be-"
Recently thoro was Il terrlNe rr
road accident on n of the Massaepr
sets roads. The cause Of The acclaen'
is supposed to be due to a flaw IN oH
Of the trusses of the bridge; lmpel1ec
ton in the truss when put into 'A'
bridge. or q break that m
been overlooked by the inspec'o"
Of the road. The result is tho DEAN u
twenty-seven persons OUTRIGHT as
many severely injured, S'nneOeI
did not make their thread urn 'N'
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